Little Amal, a 3.5m puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, will visit the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26 from 9 to 11 November. This follows her completion of The Walk, a 4…
Modi is among 40 leaders to sign up to the UK's Glasgow Breakthroughs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among 40 leaders to back and sign up to the UK's Glasgow Breakthroughs, an international plan to…
Climate-related disasters have killed more Americans from flooding and wildfires than the 2,996 people who died in the 9/11 attacks. Let’s treat the climate crisis with equal seriousness
As pressure mounts for urgent climate action, UN Secretary-General António Guterres today issued a global roadmap to achieve a radical transformation of energy access and transition by 2030, while…
Richest 1% will account for 16% of total emissions by 2030, while poorest 50% will release one tonne of CO2 a year
The carbon dioxide emissions of the richest 1% of humanity are on track to be 30…
World leaders at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow have pledged to end and reverse deforestation by 2030.
There have been other attempts to protect forests, but has any progress been made?
How…
Congress must help usher in a new energy age - a clean energy age with the same level of support that fossil fuels companies have received for over a century.
Over a century ago, our families were…
Communities and groups say being shut out of key negotiations will have dire consequences for millions
The legitimacy of the Cop26 climate summit has been called into question by civil society…
It's the end of week one at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, and world leaders have already made some big commitments.
More than 40 countries have promised to phase out coal by 2050, and…
From a six-year-old emissions commitment to Boris Johnson’s non-binding breakthroughs, Australia’s lack of ambition was on full display.
There weren’t many silver linings for Scott Morrison in his …
Follow Ocean Day events at the climate summit in Glasgow for day five
Day five (and with it the first week at Cop26) is winding down in Scotland. Still, events are only just getting started.…
The carbon footprint of the world's richest 1% is on track to be 30 times higher than what's needed to limit global warming to 1.5C, a study says.
But emissions of the poorest 50% will continue to…
Treaty allows energy corporations to sue governments for billions over policies that could hurt their profits
A secretive investor court system poses a real threat to the Paris climate agreement,…
The UK is pledging £290m to help poorer countries cope with the impact of climate change, as the COP26 climate change summit enters its second week.
Government ministers from around the world are in…
COP President Alok Sharma urges ministers to consider youth priorities in COP negotiations and national climate action
Young climate leaders join ministers and senior figures in Glasgow
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Developing nations often say they are unfairly targeted by wealthy countries to curb economic growth to protect the planet.
This debate is playing out in India where a forest which is home to…
Foreign minister Simon Kofe hopes the speech will demonstrate the reality for countries on the frontline
Tuvalu’s foreign minister has recorded a speech for the United Nations climate conference in…
A summary of the main developments on the fifth day of the UN climate summit in Glasgow
Several thousand protesters marched into central Glasgow for a youth protest. Children took to the streets…